Giannis Antetokounmpo returned to the court docket after lacking 15 video games with a strained proper calf, however his aspect Milwaukee Bucks, fell 108-81 to the visiting Boston Celtics on Monday night time.
Payton Pritchard had a team-high 25 factors and 9 assists for the Celtics, who obtained 18 factors and 16 rebounds, each profession highs, from rookie Hugo Gonzalez. Derrick White added 18 factors and 9 assists for them, who made 20 of fifty 3-point makes an attempt.
The Celtics performed with out main scorer Jaylen Brown (sickness) and beginning heart Neemias Queta (relaxation). Brown is averaging 29.0 factors per sport, and Queta had 27 factors and 17 rebounds within the Celtics’ Sunday win over the Philadelphia 76ers.
Antetokounmpo, who performed for the first time since January 23, produced team-high totals of 19 factors and 11 rebounds. He entered the sport averaging 28.0 factors, 10.0 rebounds, and 5.6 assists this season.
Denver Nuggets 128, Utah Jazz 125
Jamal Murray scored 45 factors and dished out eight assists whereas main Denver Nuggets to a victory over host Utah Jazz.
Murray shot 8-for-13 from 3-point vary to assist the Nuggets snap a two-game dropping streak. Nikola Jokic tallied 22 factors, 12 rebounds and 5 assists for them, and Julian Strawther chipped in 15 factors. They shot 54.1% from the sphere and made 16 of 39 3-point makes an attempt (41%).
Keyonte George led the Jazz with 36 factors and 4 steals whereas Kyle Filipowski chipped in 19 factors, eight rebounds and 6 assists. Ace Bailey had 18 factors, and Svi Mykhailiuk added 15.
Houston Rockets 123, Washington Wizards 118
Alperen Sengun scored 32 factors, Kevin Durant had 30 and visiting Houston Rockets took down Washington Wizards.
The Rockets by no means trailed after the second quarter in a sport that turned combative within the second half. Bilal Coulibaly had a season-high 23 factors and 5 3-pointers to steer the Wizards, who’ve now misplaced 5 in a row. Sharife Cooper had 21 off the bench for the Wizards in 17 minutes.
Amen Thompson had 22 factors and 12 rebounds for the Rockets, and Reed Sheppard added 19 together with 10 assists. They outrebounded the Wizards 59-27, with Sengun posting a game-high 13, and had 62 factors within the paint in comparison with the Wizards’ 40.
Los Angeles Clippers 114, Golden State Warriors 101
Kawhi Leonard squeezed a game-high 23 factors into 29 minutes, 5 teammates chipped in with double-figure scoring and Los Angeles Clippers overcame a 17-point deficit to thump Golden State Warriors in San Francisco.
Coming off the bench in his Clippers debut, Darius Garland contributed 12 factors. Bennedict Mathurin added 17 factors whereas Kris Dunn scored 16 because the Clippers gained for the second night time in a row.
Brandin Podziemski paced Golden State with 22 factors, 20 of them within the first half. The Warriors, who’ve misplaced 5 of their previous seven, have been with out Stephen Curry, Jimmy Butler III, Kristaps Porzingis, Gary Payton II and Will Richard.
Revealed on Mar 03, 2026